Photographer&#39;s stand.



Patented Julie 14, 1910.

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PHOTOGRAPHERS STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 29, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Serial No. 499,174.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. PENNINGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at New IVashington, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographers Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a photographers stand, and has for its object the provision of a device of this character, which may be adjusted to various positions.

It has for its further object the provision of an adjustable head rest and clamp, and also the provision of an adjustable seat, which will be of particular advantage in photographing children.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the various details of construction and combinations of parts as will be more readily understood from the following specification and drawings, in which Figure l is a view in side elevation showing the stand without the seat; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the seat attached; Fig. 3 is a View of the clamp; Fig. 4 is a view of the head-rest; and Fig. 5 is a detail.

In the drawings the numeral 1 indicates the base provided with a plate 2, the central part of which is screw-threaded and adapted to receive therein the end of the lower section 3 of the standard. The section 4 of the standard is adapted to slide within the section 3 and is held in its adjusted position by means of the screw 5, and the section 6 slides in the section 4: and is held in position by the screw 7 An adjustable head-rest 8 extends through a bore in the upper end of the section 6 and is held in its adjusted position by means of the screw 9. The upper end of the section 4 is screw -threaded and adapted to receive thereon the plate 10, which is provided with an elongated slot 11. An adjustable clamp 12 extends around the section 4 as clearly shown in the drawings and is adapted to be held in place by means of a thumb screw 13, which extends through the joint of the clamp and also through the elongated slot 11 in the plate 10. The clamp 12 comprises two arms adapted to be held together as at the end as before stated by means of the thumb screw 13, and the inner faces of the ends of the arms are serrated as shown so that when the thumb screw 13 is in place the two arms will be securely held together and prevented from being separated or drawn closer together.

In photographing children it is often desired that they be in a sitting position, and for this purpose I provide a seat 14, provided with a sleeve 15, which is adapted to fit around the section 4 of the standard. I A thumb screw 16 is used for holding the seat in its various adjusted positions upon the standard.

Having described the various details of construction, it is thought that the operation of the device will be clearly understood. It will readily be seen that the telescoping sections 3, 1 and 6 will allow the standard to be adjusted to any height and that the head rest 8 may be secured in various positions and securely held in place by means of the screw 9. The clamp 12 is adapted to fit around the waist or beneath the arms of the person being photographed and will hold them in the position desired and prevent them from moving while the photograph is being taken. The seat 14:, as above described, may be adjusted to any desired position on the section 1 so as to accommodate the height of the persons being photographed.

It will be understood that when a standing person is being photographed that the stand will be in the position shown in Fig. 1. If desired the base 1 may be done away jwith, and the plate 2 countersunk into the oor.

It is evident that more or less slight changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departure from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein set forth, but

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A photographers stand, comprising a plurality of telescopic sections, a head-rest connected to the uppermost section, a plate having screw-threaded engagement with the intermediate section, said plate having a horizontal slot therein, and waist clamps pivotally mounted upon the plate, and means for adjusting the clamps longitudinal of the late. p 2. A photographers stand, comprising telescopic sections, one of the sections having an opening therethrough, a head-rest extending through the opening, a plate having screw-threaded engagement with the intermediate section, said plate having a slot 10 formed therein, a clamp pivotally mounted thereon, means for adjusting the clamp longitudinal of the plate, and a seat connected to said intermediate section.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOHN S. PENNINGTON.

Witnesses J. F. ToBIN, G. W. SHEETS. 

